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Cyanogenmod -- which includes Privacy Guard -- does wonders for old hardware. When apps can't wake the device every minute to ask for location or hammer on bac
by doublerebel 12y ago
Cyanogenmod -- which includes Privacy Guard -- does wonders for old hardware. When apps can't wake the device every minute to ask for location or hammer on background data, suddenly the lowest hardware becomes snappy. The updated graphics drivers help too. It literally added another year of life to both my Galaxy S1 and S3s.
Just picked up the octacore Galaxy Alpha for $350 off-contract. Just like new cars, the premium for brand new on-contract phones rarely pays itself back in productivity.
- readmitchell 12y agoCustom roms all the way. I am surprised why so-called tech writers cannot root/install ROM and continue to be unhappy about their phone.
- kijin 12y agoWell, you might not want to void the warranty on your new expensive gadget. Which is actually ridiculous, if you think about it. Wiping the stock OS (usually Windows) and installing some other OS on a typical laptop does not void the warranty, and even if it does, nobody will care if you restore the stock OS before taking your laptop in for service. Why should it be any different for phones and tablets?